There’s a particular kind of confusion that comes with doing well professionally but feeling worse about yourself than ever. The promotion arrives and instead of feeling proud, you feel exposed. The project lands well and instead of satisfaction, there’s a quiet dread about the next one. The praise comes in and somehow it makes the […]
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Self-Compassion & Acceptance: Key Ingredients in Overcoming Imposter Syndrome Introduction Imposter syndrome often shows up like a persistent inner critic. You’ve worked hard, earned your place, and yet there’s that lingering thought: “What if I’m not actually good enough?” It can feel like you’re one step away from being exposed as a fraud even when
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There’s something particularly frustrating about imposter syndrome for the people who experience it. Most of them are intelligent, reflective, and self-aware. They can see the pattern clearly and they understand, rationally, that the evidence doesn’t support the conclusion that they’re a fraud. They’ve read the research, recognised themselves in it, and know perfectly well that
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Feeling Like a Fraud? Maybe It’s Time to Drop the RopeStruggling with imposter syndrome is like being caught in a never-ending tug of war… If you’ve ever found yourself thinking “I’m not good enough,” “I’m going to get found out,” or “I don’t belong here,” — even after you’ve worked hard, achieved a lot, and
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Most people who consider therapy for imposter syndrome have already spent a long time trying to sort it out themselves. They’ve read about it, understood it intellectually, perhaps tried some of the self-help strategies – and found that while all of that helped up to a point, something remained unchanged underneath. The self-doubt kept returning.
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